A second New Labour MP, Perran Moon, has been suspended over Covid loan repayments, after voluntarily referring himself for investigation. Moon, the MP for Camborne and Redruth, is listed on Companies House as the co-director of a training company called Autoswot, external, which last file...
The UK audit regulator has confirmed it is leading inquiries into accounting irregularities at Manchester City. The Financial Reporting Council confirmed in a letter to the House of Commons business select committee it had taken over “regulatory consideration” of the case from ...
Last week the government published a series of amendments, including a requirement for the attorney general to provide consent for any serious prosecutions. The government said its amendments “significantly reduce” the prospect of military veterans facing “rinse and repea...
The government is expected to accept all 27 recommendations made in the review by ex-Ofsted boss, Sir David Bell. Source link...
Jane Dodds has announced she will stand down as leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats. Dodds said she would remain the party’s only Member of the Senedd (MS), but that work to increase its presence in Wales’ parliament “should be led by a new generation”. “Lea...
At the start of the pandemic, the then-health secretary in England, Matt Hancock, said the UK government had placed “a protective ring” around care homes. But the inquiry says this was not the case, listing a catalogue of failings. It says the care sector appeared to be “...
Prime Minister Andy Burnside has warned the UK faces an “economic catastrophe and moral failure” due to the nearly one million young people not in education, employment or training. Writing in the Times newspaper, external, Burnside has laid out his case for the government to &...
The number of houses sold in a region can impact how much prices rise or fall compared to other places. On Anglesey, which saw the biggest annual rise in house prices of 22.2%, the market can be a mixed picture. Richard Tuke has lived on the island for 20 years but now wants to sell...
Zack Polanski has said he will not overturn a motion passed by Green Party members that declared Zionism a form of racism. The Green leader told Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that, while he would like to make amendments, it would be party policy until 2028. The motion, passed at the party&#...
Asked if he risked misleading people by giving the impression he was speaking without notes, O’Connell said: “I’m delivering my words in the manner that I see fit. “Other people might use an iPad, they might use a phone, they might use printed paper. “This is ...